英语高级词汇：sear

读音：sear /sɪr/

级别：GRE / SAT

出处：源自古英语 searian (干枯，枯萎)

用法

Sear 作为动词，其核心含义是"高温快速烧灼表面"，既可指烹饪中的煎和烙，也可指烧伤，烫伤等身体上的伤害，还可引申为情感上的深刻记忆。

The hot oil seared his hand, leaving painful blisters. 热油烫伤了他的手，起了疼痛的水泡。 The acid seared through the metal surface. 酸液烧灼了金属表面。 First sear the chicken skin until golden brown and crispy. 先煎鸡皮至金黄酥脆。 The secret to a good roast is to sear it at high heat first. 烤好肉的秘诀是先高温煎封表面。 Her words seared his heart with pain. 她的话刺痛了他的心。 The experience seared a lesson into him. 这次经历给他留下了深刻的教训。 The unfortunate childhood encounter is seared on his memory. 那次不幸的童年遭遇深深的烙印在他的记忆中。

△seared tuna steak (香煎金枪鱼排)

近义

Sear 近义词按难度级别由低到高：

中学 burn /bɜːrn/：烧焦 toast /təʊst/：烤 grill /grɪl/：炙烤 barbecue /'bɑːrbɪkju:/：烧烤 四六级 bake /beɪk/：烘烤 出国 char /tʃɑːr/：烧焦 singe /sɪndʒ/：烧焦 scald /skɔ:ld/：烫伤 parch /pɑːrtʃ/：烘烤 scorch /skɔ:rtʃ/：烧焦，枯萎 无级别 broil /brɔɪl/：烤 charbroil /'tʃɑːrbrɔɪl/：碳烤

近形

考研词汇 shear /ʃɪr/ 与 short, sharp, curtail (缩减) 等词同源，"剪，切断，剥夺"之意。

shear a sheep：剪羊毛 be shorn of：被剥夺

影视

△Isle of Dogs (《犬之岛》2018)

小说

以下文字摘自"哈利·波特系列"之六《哈利·波特与混血王子》(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) 第27章《被闪电击中的塔楼》(The Lighting-Struck Tower)。

"We did it, Professor!" Harry whispered with difficulty; he suddenly realized that he had a searing stitch in his chest. "We did it! We got the Horcrux!" Dumbledore staggered against him. Harry thought at first that his inadequate Apparition had thrown Dumbledore off balance, but then he saw his face in the light of a distant streetlamp, whiter and gaunter than ever before, its liveliness gone. "Not... not as well as I would have liked," said Dumbledore faintly, his lips twitching. "The potion... was no health drink..." To Harry's horror, Dumbledore slid sideways to the ground. “我们成功了，教授！”哈利费了很大的力气低声说。他突然发现他的胸口火辣辣地痛。“我们成功了！我们拿到了魂器！” 邓布利多东倒西歪地撞在他身上。哈利起初还以为是他的幻影移形不够熟练，使邓布利多脚下失去了平衡，紧接着他看见了邓布利多的脸，在远处一盏路灯的映照下，这张脸比任何时候都苍白、没有生气。